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"Making Yamaguchi Prefecture into the Kingdom of Badminton" Establishing a practice / dedicated gymnasium with working players ! Behind the breakthrough of Yanai Commercial & Technical High School!

 In badminton, girls from Yamaguchi Prefectural Yanai Commercial & Technical High School (Yanai City) have been winning the national high school selection tournament in the spring and the team competition of the national high school in the summer since last year. Behind the breakthrough of public schools is the strengthening system built with the cooperation of prefecture officials. All of July that has decided to participate will challenge to win the national championship for four consecutive tournaments. (Takeshi Maeda)

A dry sound echoes in the gymnasium. On the 4th, a training session for adult national polity candidates in the prefecture was held in Shunan City. Yanai Commercial & Technical High School players were chasing the shuttle with male and female players playing in the "S / J League" of working people. Participation of high school students is not uncommon. Vice President of the Prefectural Badminton Association BuildingMune Sue Hideyuki (49) says, "By meeting with opponents who are superior in speed and power daily, the speed of growth can be increased."


 The center for strengthening girls is "ACT SAIKYO" of the same league, which is headed by Mr. Munai. Founded in 2010 with the support of Saikyo Bank (head office, Shunan City), the slogan is "Make Yamaguchi Prefecture the Badminton Kingdom !!". In 2017, the bank spent hundreds of millions of yen to set up a gymnasium exclusively for badminton designed so that air conditioning and lighting would not interfere with play.

 The gymnasium will also be a place for ACT coaches to coach junior players. In addition to regular visits by Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, a school for junior high school students has been held since 2019. Attracted by the fulfilling environment, players from outside the prefecture also hit the gate.

Yanai Commercial & Technical High School and "ACT SAIKYO" players (4th, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) = Katsumi Tanaka shootingYanai Commercial & Technical High School and "ACT SAIKYO" players (4th, Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) = Katsumi Tanaka shooting

 Same height 3 years MeichiAkechiHinaHina The player (17) is from Osaka. "He wanted to go to the Olympics and thought it was a place to get closer to that goal," he transferred to Yamaguchi in his second year of middle school. He absorbed his skills in high school by practicing with ACT players and has won two individual titles at the high school national competitions. At the end of the whole country, she is enthusiastic that she wants to achieve the triple crown of group, singles, and doubles.

 Junior high school, high school, and working leaders will work together to increase opportunities for promising stocks to stand on the court with players in the above categories. By doing so, you will get used to the speed and polish the basic techniques such as racket operation at an early stage. "Many of the leaders are familiar with their faces and can unite together. It was possible because of Yamaguchi in the region," says Mr. Munai.

Aimi Mizutsu (left) and anMoombaba Niimi (August 10, last year in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture) won the doubles in the national high school overall team final last summer.Aimi Mizutsu (left) and anMoombaba Niimi (August 10, last year in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture) won the doubles in the national high school overall team final last summer.

 The next goal is to increase the popularity of the competition by having the trained athletes play an active role in the ACT and Japan national teams. Born in Yanai City, who graduated from the same high school this spring and joined ACT Aimi MizutsuSuizuma Nami The player (18) says, "The biggest goal is to win the Olympic medal and give back to Yamaguchi. In the process, I want to improve my human power and become a player that children long for and want to support."

 At the national high school selection tournament in March this year, Kyushu players also played an active role. In team competitions, men’s KeihoKeiho (Nagasaki) is in the top four. In the individual competition, Kyushu International University High School (Fukuoka) Muroya Kanno and Imamura Ryo won the women's doubles, and Nissho Gakuen (Miyazaki) Yamauchi Nodoka and Makino Misuzu also advanced to the top four. ..

◆ S / J League = Established in 2016, inheriting the former Japan League. In the 2010 season, which is scheduled to start this fall, ACT SAIKYO will participate in the women's first division and UBE (renamed from Ube Kosan) will participate in the men's second division from Yamaguchi Prefecture. In Kyushu, Saishunkan Pharmacy in Kumamoto Prefecture belongs to the women's first division.

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